New FY 2020 Funding Opportunity Announcements

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. FY 2020 Funding Opportunity Announcements The Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services administers grant programs to support projects that implement innovative models to improve minority health and reduce health disparities. OMH has released the following funding opportunity announcements for which applications are now being accepted. Announcement Number: MP-CPI-20-003 Opportunity Title: Reducing Cardiac Arrest Disparities Through Data Registries Initiative Award Ceiling: $70,000 Award Floor: $50,000 Estimated Total: $250,000 Application Due Date: August 17, 2020, 6:00 PM ET The Reducing Cardiac Arrest Disparities Through Data Registries Initiative supports demonstration projects to show whether participation in an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) registry using standard data collection tools and data infrastructure supports the: (1) identification of racial and ethnic minority and/or disadvantaged populations experiencing cardiac arrest; and (2) implementation of evidence-informed interventions to improve cardiac arrest survival rates. Learn more about this FOA and how to apply. A technical assistance webinar for applicants will be held on July 22, 2020 from 4-5 pm ET. Click here to register for the webinar. Announcement Number: MP-CPI-20-004 Opportunity Title: Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Data Collection Platform Award Ceiling: $1,000,000 Award Floor: $750,000 Estimated Total: $1,000,000 Application Due Date: August 18, 2020, 6:00 PM ET The Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Data Collection Platform initiative supports a demonstration project to determine whether a standardized clinical data collection platform, shared across medical centers and other healthcare facilities, can serve as a central repository for analyzing data from large patient cohorts, recruiting patients for clinical trials, assess adherence to evidence-based clinical guidelines, and identifying new areas for research. The award will help develop and implement a Sickle Cell Disease clinical data collection platform and to create and manage a collaborative learning community of participating clinical care teams and patient/family members to pilot utilization of the shared data collection platform. Learn more about this FOA and how to apply. A technical assistance webinar for applicants will be held on July 21, 2020 from 3-4 pm ET. Click here to register for the webinar. Announcement Number: MP-CPI-20-005 Opportunity Title: Community-based Approaches to Strengthening Economic Supports for Working Families Award Ceiling: $450,000 Award Floor: $300,000 Estimated Total: $2,000,000 Application Due Date: August 17, 2020, 6:00 PM ET The Community-based Approaches to Strengthening Economic Supports for Working Families initiative will serve low-income working families disproportionately at risk for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), including racial and ethnic minority families. This initiative seeks to determine whether implementation of earned income tax credit (EITC) outreach and education activities in communities at higher risk for ACEs can result in (1) increased EITC receipt and (2) changes in risk and/or protective factors for ACEs. OMH expects projects funded under this initiative to: (1) establish multi-sectoral partnerships to support EITC outreach and education activities in communities at higher risk for ACEs; (2) plan and implement EITC outreach and education activities in communities at higher risk for ACEs; (3) develop and implement a process and outcome evaluation plan; (4) communicate and disseminate findings, successes and lessons learned; and (5) plan for sustainability of successful interventions. Learn more about this FOA and how to apply. A technical assistance webinar for applicants will be held on July 20, 2020 from 3-4 pm ET. Click here to register for the webinar. Follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook @MinorityHealth to learn more about our resources, healthcare tips, conferences, events and more.       GovDelivery, Inc. sending on behalf of Office of Minority Health · 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20852 · 1 800-444-6472